We’ll keep this post at the top for as long as the Kickstarter campaign runs to give new people an idea of what we’ve got going on. Scroll down for updates on the PENNY HORRORS project itself!

So…What the heck are we doing?

Glad you asked! We’re running a Kickstarter Campaign to fund a new horror anthology series called PENNY HORRORS. All the stories are based off a Reddit thread from a few months back where readers were asked to post their scariest stories in two sentences. The thread was a hit, we had the idea to film them, and PENNY HORRORS was born! We loved series like Are You Afraid of the Dark, Tales From The Crypt and Twilight Zone back in the day. We want to make sure this generation has its own bit of scariness to remember!

If you haven’t donated or just are THAT strapped for cash (I’ve been there, I understand) but you still want to see nightmares come to life, you can help by supporting us on social media! Getting the word out means almost as much as actually donating money, so please tweet out or post on Facebook! Here’s some samples of stuff to post:

It’s kind of amazing what happens when you say “Hey, wanna do a horror series?” Shockingly (which is in no way shocking), people come out of the woodwork!

I’m so excited to announce three of our guest stars for the PENNY HORRORS series. Of course, IF you want to see these guys on screen(maybe even screaming like little girls), the project has to get funded first!! But here they are, in all their beauteous glory:

Colin Ferguson

Colin Ferguson is a science fiction staple, best known for his starring role as Sheriff Jack Carter on SyFy’s Eureka. He has since moved on to another SyFy original series, Haven, where he portrays not-so-nice guy William. Funnily enough, Colin appeared on one of the better known horror anthologies, Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark back in 1995!

David Blue is best known for his stellar turn as Eli Wallace in Syfy’s SGU: Stargate Universe opposite Robert Carlyle. He’s also appeared as fan-favorite Cliff St. Paul on ABC’s hit Ugly Betty, which inspired a submission for a possible Emmy nomination while concurrently working on CBS’s Moonlight as technology-obsessed vampire Logan Griffen. Recently David has appeared in guest starring roles on both Castle and Rizzoli and Isles.

Guy Wilson has appeared in numerous television shows (Bones, Hawaii Five-O, Castle and Breaking Bad, just to name a few), but is currently breaking hearts as the newest Will Horton on the daytime soap Days of Our Lives.

When I was a kid growing up, it was the tales like ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark” and “Twilight Zone” and “Tales from the Crypt” that I worshiped and adored. Anthology tales that were linked together only by the thrills and scares that kept you awake at night.

I want that back again! My greatest wish is that “Penny Horrors” expands into something similar. Maybe we can get guest directors, or have a recurring character that mysteriously shows up in more than one episode. The sky’s the limit! But it’s well on its way with our next 50 backers. You guys rock my socks off.

In an additional thank you, I like to think of this as Frodo cosplaying as the Tenth Doctor:

A little more than two weeks to go and we’re 40% of the way there!! This is the time when Kickstarters hit their “slump” phase, when a project has lost all the shiny newness but hasn’t gotten that urgent almost-finished feeling.

DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN! Rally support! Share, Tweet, Post, RT, Like! Other internet-y things! The best thing to do for any project is to keep the word going! Casting updates are coming SOON, I can’t wait to share with you guys!

Thank you SO much to our first 50 backers! You guys truly are the Kickstarters of this whole shebang, and English words have not been formed that can accurately portray our gratitude. For now, we’ll just say you’re all so, so pretty.

We opened on Day 3 with a bright and shining figure of over $6,500!! That’s incredible and thank you guys so much for the support!!

As we continue to go forward with the project, please take a moment to help spread the word by posting to your Facebook page, Tweeting the best twitter that ever was twatted or just getting the logo tattooed to your chest. Like you do.

We’re also getting some love from the interwebs writers: thank you SO much to writer Shawn Depasquale for his kind words over on Nerdist:

I’m super excited about this project coming to life. After reading Reddit’s thread of two-sentence scary stories, I couldn’t sleep a wink that night. I wanted, nay, DEMANDED that these be made into films for other people to enjoy. I’ve had success producing content through Team Unicorn, but this was the first project that I could really say was my own. I absolutely love the idea of crowdfunding. I think of it more like pre-sales; people are putting up money ahead of time to see content and get rewards that they want. Plus I genuinely like the idea that these stories, written by the internet, would be funded for films by the internet as well.